Crime Rates at High Street, Wellington, TA21 8QS

High Street area has the 3rd highest crime rate of 118 local areas in Blackdown & Neroche , and the 62nd highest crime rate of 1,848 local areas in Somerset .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (TA21 8QS) in the last 12 months was 365.9 per 1,000 residents and was 331.3% higher than the Blackdown & Neroche average (84.9 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 48 offences recorded. The least common crime was Drugs with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Public order ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Vehicle crime ( -50.0% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 66 (≈ 208.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 37.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -42.1% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (TA21 8QS), the main crime hotspot is near Cornhill. Police recorded 95 crimes here, including 40 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.